Go to A Doctor or Not

This is the second time that I gets a cold in this semester. I get a cold before the exam each time. It's so unlucky.
Cough, running nose and stuffy nose make me very uncomfortable and feel tired easily. My mom always tell me to go to a doctor when I get a cold. I did go to a doctor last time but I didn't go this time.
Why?
First, nobody likes to go to a doctor and takes medicines. Neither do I. Second, I knows that virus causes cold. Medicines which the doctor gives us can ease the symptoms of cold but it can't kill the virus. We feel better and recover from cold because our bodies produce the antibody. Therefore, when we get cold, we should rest a lot to raise the immunity. Third, each medicine has side effect. Taking too much medicine is not good to our health.
Now, I'm fighting against the virus. I hope that I can recover from the cold before all final exams.


Here are some websites about cold & go to a doctor:
http://tw.group.knowledge.yahoo.com/know-why/article/view?aid=329
http://tw.group.knowledge.yahoo.com/know-why/article/view?aid=411

Both are in Chinese.

Summary-Nonverbal Vehavior: Some Intricate and Diverse Dimensions in Intercultural Communication

John Smith worked in Puerto Rico and returned to New York from a vacation. He thought that people there are not organized and gave an example about his experience in the largest department store in San Juan. As soon as he arrived the department store, the salesman greeted him and asked what he could do for him. John thanked the salesman and didn't want to interrupt the other customers. After a while, other people arrived and interrupted so he was furious and waiting for his turn.
People who live in different cultures make this misunderstanding emerge. John Smith can't speak nonverbal language of Puerto Rico. John's North American culture is a monochronic pattern that people are served one at a time and each person si served in the orer of arrival. However, the culture in Puerto Rico is a polychronic concept is opposite. The salesman tried to serve all customers at the same time.

Wuxia Novels

Recently, I indulge in Jing Yong's novel, The Return of the Condor Heroes.(神鵰俠侶) Many people read Jing Yong's novels when they were in junior high or high school. However, I didn't have any interest in the novel because I think it's tired to read so much words.

Why did I read it now?

Few weeks ago, I watched the cartoon The Return of the Condor Heroes with my sisters at home. It reminded me that I have a comic book so I took it out and read it again. After watching cartoon and reading the comic book, I was curious about why The Return of the Condor Heroes has such fascination that many movies, soap operas and even comic books are adapted from it. Finally, I borrowed the novels from library and read it. I didn't repel the quantity of words this time; however, I though it was a really nice novel. The novel has a power that makes people want to finish it as soon as possible. The author is good at using language to describe each character's characteristic. The image floats on my mind when I read the description. Moreover, I can combine the text with the cartoon or soap opera to think about many interesting scenes.
Now, I know why Jing Yong is so famous. Through this expeirence, I think I will read more Jing Yong's novels in the future.

BAR club trip

The first club trip was on Sunday, May 3. This was the first time that I went to a trip in Hsinchu. I didn't go to a trip in Hsinchu before because I don't have a scooter. I was so excited before the day.

We went to Gangnan Canal(港南運河) first. We prepared to barbecue. Some people set up the
fire and some prepared the food and the other were in charge of barbecue. It made me feel good to see all members cooperating in one thing. After lunch, we diveded in two group and played a game. We had to collect eggs which were concealed by the host. The group that collected more eggs was the winner. Actually, this activity was not so successful because the group that walked fast would be the winner. My group was a relax group and we enjoyed taking a walk instead of collecting eggs because wallking beside the sea was comfortabale.

Next stop was Nanliao Fishery Harbor(南寮). After we finish seafood as dinner, the most important part was coming--fireworks. We went to a spacious place to play fireworks. It was really fun. I think this trip can make members know each other better and become closer.

By the way, I hope that I can have a scooter in the future then I can go to many places myself.

Linguistics or Literature?

Now is April and after two months, we'll finish the first year in the university. As an FLL student, we have to choose what we want to major, lingistics or literature. After the midterms of the two area, I foun that it's a difficult decision to me. Why is it so difficult? The main reason is that I'm not really into FLL.
To me, linguistics is a subject that I have to memorize a lot. I should have good logical thinking and good ability of memorize lots of difinitions. Although I don't really like to remember those things, I still can try hard to memorize. Besides, literature is a subject that I have to read a lot and think more. I should have many ideas about a text. It's so difficult to me! I envy many classmates that they can have lots of different ideas after reading a text. When I wrote my midterm paper, I spent much time thinking what I should write, however; I still wrote a few. I think that I should consider more and find what I fit in.
By the way, we got an e-mail from FLL office. It talks about the lack of teachers. It's not a good phenomenon to a department. I hope FLL can find more teachers in the future.

Articles in Common Wealth

I read the Common Wealth 418(天下雜誌) this afternoon. I found that there were some articles connecting with our essay, successful business. These articles talked about the ability of doing market research. When a company pays more attention to the market research, it can understand what clients need and adjust the direction of its business. Take Accer and Asus for example. Asus is the first company that produce small notebooks, EeePC, and Accer is its competitor. Accer was good at market research, however; Asus is not. Therefore, Accer became the first place of selling notebooks.
Another article was about the general manager of Google in Taiwan. He pointed that users in Taiwan should not limit themselves to ".tw" website. I think he is right. I usually search infomation in traditional Chinese because I'm lazy to read English ones. After reading it, I noticed that if I want to be a person with a global perspective, I should try to look more information. It will take lots of time for me to be used to read all English information but I know it is good for me and I should give a try.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929. He entered Morehouse College at age fifteen without formally graduating from high school. After he graduated from Morehouse with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology; he also got a Bachelor of Divinity degree. Because the black people were under an unfair situation for a long time, he had wanted to solve this kind of situation. After Montgomery Bus Boycott event, Martin Luther King made up his mind to devoted his life to helping people who were poor, disadvantaged, and racially oppressed in the United States. He delivered a speech "I Have a Dream" in March on Washington, 1963. It was regarded, along with Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Franklin D. Roosevelt's Infamy Speech, as one of the finest speeches in the history of American oratory. The speech demanded the rights for the black people and even pushed the law that prohibited racial discrimination in employment; protection of civil rights workers from police brutality. As a result, he got a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

I Have a Dream

Journal-Slumdog Millionaire

I watched a movie, Slumdog Millionaire, which won eight prizes of Oscar. In the begining, there is a man, Jamal Malik, who is on a TV show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. He answers all the question correctly and only have to answer the last question. The whole movie is about the story behind the answer.
Through this movie, I saw a lifestyle totally different from mine in Taiwan. The three main characters, Jamal, Salim, and Latika are live in the slum in India. Life in slum is tough, even children have to make money as possible as they can. Jamal’s mother die during the Hindu anti-Muslim violence. Jamal and his elder brother, Salim have to make living by themselves. They go through many terrible thing but they still conquer it and find a way to live. People always feel discontented with their lives. However, comparing with the slum, I’m so glad and thankful that I live in Taiwan and have a better life than them in slum.
This movie also talks about destiny. Jamal doesn’t have a regular education but he win the game. The questions are all have connection to his life. Just like providence that he win the game and be a millionaire.